Feature: How Beijing youth football tournament gains vitality in over 40 years

by sportswriter Li Chunyu

BEIJING, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- As 51-year-old Chinese football legend Yang Chen watched children playing joyfully at the ongoing Beijing youth football tournament, vivid memories of his own participation over four decades ago came flooding back.

"I really enjoy those exciting and delightful moments, running side by side with my young teammates, trying to perform our best, and pursu